Shirley Bassey Pimpin Peringatan 50 Tahun James Bond di Oscar
Shirley Bassey Leads Oscars 50th Birthday Tribute to James Bond
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Translator : Parulian Manalu
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Los Angeles (B2B) - Dame Shirley Bassey membuat pengunjung ajang Academy Awards 2013 terpukau saat memimpin peringatan ulang tahun ke-50 James Bond dengan melantunkan "Goldfinger", lagu tema film James Bond tahun 1964 yang melambungkan namanya.
Perempuan berusia 76 tahun itu mengenakan gaun warna emas serta kalung dan anting-anting emas saat tampil membawakan lagu latar film waralaba Bond, yang bermula tahun 1962 dengan film "Dr. No" yang dibintangi oleh Sean Connery.
Nama Bassey melekat dengan film Bond. Selain menyanyikan "Goldfinger", dia juga mempopulerkan "Diamond´s Are Forever" (1971) dan "Moonraker" (1979).
Diva Welsh itu tampil setelah aktris Halle Berry, yang muncul sebagai gadis Bond bernama Jinx tahun 2002 dalam film "Die Another Day" (2002) yang dibintangi oleh Pierce Brosnan, membuka pertunjukan penghormatan.
"Malam ini kita memperingati 50 tahun film James Bond," kata Berry
Aktris yang memenangkan penghargaan aktris terbaik Oscar lewat film "Monster´s Ball" (2001) itu mengaku bangga menjadi bagian dari film Bond.
Ia juga mengatakan, musik latar film berhubungan erat dengan James Bond, seperti juga martini dan mobil-mobil eksotik.
Film James Bond tercatat sering masuk nominasi penghargaan kategori teknik atau musik dalam ajang pemberian penghargaan Oscar.
Tahun ini film ketiga Bond yang dibintangi oleh Daniel Craig, "Skyfall", masuk lima nominasi kategori pengharaan Oscar termasuk sinematografi terbaik, lagu latar terbaik, dan musik latar terbaik.
Penyanyi Inggris, Adele (24), meraih Piala Oscar kategori lagu terbaik dengan lagu "Skyfall" yang merupakan lagu latar film "Skyfall".
"Ini menakjubkan," kata Adele kepada pengunjung Oscar.
Los Angeles - Dame Shirley Bassey earned a standing ovation at the Oscars on Sunday when she lead a tribute to James Bond´s 50th birthday by singing "Goldfinger," the 1964 Bond theme song that launched her international career.
Bassey, 76, wearing a gold dress, gold necklace and gold earrings, appeared on stage following a film and music tribute to the Bond movie franchise, which began in 1962 with the first Bond film "Dr. No," starring Sir Sean Connery.
Bassey has become synonymous with the Bond franchise, singing the theme songs not only for "Goldfinger," but 1971´s "Diamonds are Forever" and 1979´s "Moonraker."
The Welsh diva was preceded on the Oscars stage by actress Halle Berry, who appeared as Bond girl Jinx in the 2002 movie "Die Another Day," starring Pierce Brosnan as Bond.
"Tonight, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of James Bond in motion pictures," Berry said.
Halle, who won a Best Actress Oscar for "Monster´s Ball" in 2001, was asked about her role as a Bond girl on the red carpet before Sunday´s Oscars ceremony.
She adding that the music of the films "is as inextricably linked to Bond as the martini, exotic cars and Pussy Galore.
Bond films have historically received only a handful of Oscar nominations, mainly within the technical or music categories.
This year, "Skyfall," starring Daniel Craig in his third appearance as Bond, landed five nominations including Best Cinematography, Best Original Song and Best Original Score.
British singer Adele, 24, who swept the Grammys last year with her soulful heartbreak album "21," continued the Bond theme in Sunday´s Oscar ceremony with her rendition of the Bond theme "Skyfall. "
"This is amazing," a tearful Adele told the Oscar crowd.
